Fighting Goliath follows the efforts of the Texas Cities for Clean Air Coalition, which was formed in 2006 to oppose 18 new coal-burning power plants in the state. TXU Corp. withdrew eight of the 11 permit applications shortly before the case went to court, when it was announced that shareholders would sell the utility to private equity firms.

The film was first screened last year at a mayor's conference sponsored by the Redford Center at the Sundance Preserve.